“I've been promised bail, ladies and gentlemen, by my office. This is John Chancellor, somewhere in custody.”
At the 1964 Republican National Convention, arrested for refusing to cede his spot on the floor to "Goldwater Girls," supporters of the Republican presidential candidate, Barry Goldwater. When security came to get him, he was forced to sign off.
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American journalist 1927–1996Related quotes
“I've been in office and I've been out of office. And if I were to choose, I'd rather be in office.”
"Capitol Journal", Los Angeles Times, 19 January 2004.
2004
“My wife, ladies and gentlemen. Beauty, brains, and now brawn.”
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A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free.
Lyrics, From a Basement on the Hill (posthumous, 2004)
“There it is, ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning.”
October 12, 1977, reporting a school fire (initially mistaken as a tenement fire), while announcing Game 2 of the 1977 World Series. This comment, while widely attributed to Cosell, was never made.[citation needed]
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“And ladies and gentlemen, the kitchen is closed!”
Lange described the call: "I went into a place to try and get something to eat and the lady very distinctly said to me, 'The kitchen is closed!' I said, 'Wow. There's the end, that's it, you can't eat any more, you haven't got a prayer.' I said, 'That's finality, baby!'"
"Eddie Spaghetti! The Story Behind Mike Lange-isms"
“Ladies and gentlemen, I resent this applause.”
“The gentlemen like it when a lady smells sweet.”
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